Aizawl, Feb. 6 -- Mizoram state election commission (SEC) pardoned PWD minister Vanlalhlana for violating the model code ofconduct (MCC) ahead of Village Council (VC) and Local Council (LC) polls scheduled to be held on February 12.

The SEC served show-cause notices to Vanlalhlana and Labour, Employment, Skill Development, and Entrepreneurship Minister Lalnghinglova Hmar following a complaint filed by the opposition Mizo National Front (MNF).

In an order issued on Tuesday, the SEC said that the the minister has apologised and accepted his misdeed and stated that he was unaware that he was breaching the MCC when he released a video clip on social media from his office.

Vanlalhlana also stated that violating the poll code was never his i...